His choices were the Shar-Pei, Tinsel, who took the BIS and
the Russell, Bosse, who took the Reserve.It’s the first of the year for Tinsel, who finished last year with five
BIS and 19 Group Ones.Congratulations
to breeder/owner Rebecca Pentecost DVM, owners Deborah & Robert Cooper,
& Linda Teitelbaum, and handler Nina Fetter.

Join us and our Best In Show Daily colleagues for the annual
Dog Show Poop Garden Party during the evening broadcasts of the Group and Best
In Show judging Monday and Tuesday nights, 8:00 PM to finish. Cheer on your
favorites and critique all the competitors with some of the savviest dog people
around.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Many of the Westminster entries will not partake of the weekend
warm ups in the New York metro area, but will instead avail themselves of the Indy
Winter Classic, four all breed shows in Indianapolis offered up by the Central
Indiana Kennel Club and the Hoosier Kennel Club.One dog is making the most of the
opportunity, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek Impression De Matisse.Matisse and handler Michael Scott have
picked up both Thursday’s CIKC and today’s HKC BIS.

GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction

(Photo by Lynda Beam)

The six who joined them in Houston Clark’s final on Thursday
were the Pointer, GCH CH Oncore Mykyna Storm, the Saluki, GCH CH Sandstorm Blue
Nile Bubbles of Jatara, the Russell Terrier, GCH CH Goldsands Columbus, the
Chinese Crested, GCH CH Hampton Court’s Charlie at Legend, the RBIS, the Standard
Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH
Karizma’s Ike of Edale.

One of the most anticipated Westminster warm ups each year
is the Progressive Dog Club show, an all Toy Dog limited breed show
conveniently staged in the Hotel Pennsylvania across the street from Madison
Square Garden.While many consider the
show a harbinger of things to come, we remind all that this is
Westminster.Anything might happen.

Today Charlotte Patterson had her work cut out for her with
virtually every breed representative an all breed BIS winner.However, at the end of the day, she went with
2012’s Number Two Toy Dog, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red
Glare, as her Group One/BIS.Rounding
out her placements were the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the
Papillon, GCH CH Involvo The King of Pop, and the Pug, GCH CH Hill Country Tag
I’m It.

The Affenpinscher, Joey, had finished 2012 as the Number One
Toy Dog with a flourish, winning the Toy
Group at the AKC/Eukanuba Championship.However, since then he has been at home awaiting this coming week’s big dance.In the meantime the MinPin, Classie, has been
all over, collecting six BIS and 14 Toy Groups this year.Today’s
outcome is sure to heighten speculation about Monday’s Toy Group.

The 2012 Herding Group winner, the German Shepherd Dog, GCH
CH Babheim’s Captain Crunch, will not repeat this year as his owner/handler,
Jimmy Moses, will be judging the breed this year.As Capi was also 2012’s Number One Herding
Dog, the field is now wide open.We look
to two Corgis to fill the void, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Coventry Allure
at Wyndstar, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Aubrey’s Tails of Mystery.The Pembroke, Allie, finished 2012 with six
BIS and 45 Herding Groups.She has one
RBIS and seven Group Ones so far this year.The Cardigan, Libby, was 2012’s Number Two Herding Dog, finishing last
year with eight BIS and 57 Group Ones.She has been busy this year as well with two BIS, one RBIS, and eight
Toy Groups.

The Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Rocheuses Me and My Shadow
of Cornus, was 2012’s Number Three Herding Dog, with 11 BIS and 39 Herding
Groups, the last one at the 2012 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.

One of the largest entries this year will be in Australian
Shepherds, with 43.2012’s Number One
Australian Shepherd and Number Nine Herding Dog was GCH CH Harmony Hills Money
Talks with eight BIS and 28 Herding Groups.Cash started 2013 with a BIS in Texas and has added four more Group
Ones.

Given the capricious nature of the dog game in general and
the weather this year, we can’t be sure that all these dogs will even make it
to New York.So don’t bet the lunch
money on the outcome.In any event be
sure to tune in and enjoy the show.

NUMBER EIGHT

NUMBER NINE

NUMBER TEN

SHOW INFO

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The author has been attending dog shows as a spectator and exhibitor for over 45 years. He is a retired management consultant who has advised multiple organizations affiliated with the AKC and the Cat Fanciers Association on business management, long range planning, customer service, and legislative matters. After 25 years of living in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, he now resides in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

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